Ironing board



Nov. 23,1926. 1,607,685

C. NEELY I IRONING BOARD Filed Sept. 28, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I Ka ly/away:

Nov. 23 1926.

C. NEELY IRONING BOARD Filed Sept. 28, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 legs.

Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

muse STATES CALVIN NEELY, OF CASPER. WYOMING.

IRONING- BOARD.

Application filed September 28. 1925.

This invention relates to ironing boards and has for its object the provision of a novel construction and arrangement of parts whereby the board will be supported firmly when in use and may be arranged in a compactform so that when not in use it may be stored within a small space. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter fully set forth.

Inthe drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly broken away, of an ironing board embodying the invention and showing it arranged for use;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken approximately on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section showing the board folded for storage, and

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of the board arranged as shown in Fig. 3.

The board proper, indicated at 1, is of the usual form having a butt end 2 and a tapered end 3. At the butt end of the board and at a point spaced therefrom and between the tapered end and the center of the board, I secure to the under side thereof cross bars 4 which serve to counteract the tendency of the board to split under some conditions and also constitute stops and supports for some of the moving parts. To that cross bar 4: which is at the end of the board 1 pivot the upper ends of legs 5 which are connected adjacent their lower ends by a brace 6, and at the inner sides of the said legs 5 I arrange other legs 7 which are connected adjacent their lower ends by a rung or brace 8, the said legs 7 being additionally braced near their upper ends by a cross rod 9, as shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and i. The legs 5 and 7 are pivotally connected at a proper point between their ends, as indicated at 10, and preferably the pivot is in the form of a rod which extends entirely through and across the space between the Secured in and extending between the cross bars 4 are rods 11 which serve as guides for a cross bar 12 which is slidably mounted on the said guide rods and to which the upper ends of the legs 7 are pivotally attached. A bracing yoke extends between the pivot rod 10 and the cross bar 6 and has its outer end secured rigidly to the said cross bar while its upper end is pivotally engaged with the pivot rod 10. The yoke is preferably formed of heavy wire Serial Ito. 59.130.

connecting the bridging member with the main side portions of the bracing guides. The rods 13 are thus permitted to move relatively around the pivot rod 10 as the legs are folded so as to conform to the. varying angular relation of the legs while at the same time they retain their substantially parallel relation to the legs 5 so as to guide the supporting frame or brace which will now be described. When the board is set up for use, the legs 7 and 5 are arranged, as shown in Fig. 1, and the upper ends of the inner legs 7 abut the intermediate cross bar 4. To prevent the board dropping and collapsing under the weight and pressure imposed thereon while in use, I provide a bracing and supporting frame 16 which is preferably an integral structure formed from an angle bar and having side members 17 and a connecting bridging member 18. The disconnected ends of the side members 17 are disposed between the ends of the crosshea-d 12 and the ends of the legs 7 and are pivotally engaged upon the screws 19 by which the said legs are attached to the-ends of said head, while the bridging member 18 is slightly dipped, as indicated at 20, whereby it may assume a position close to the under side of the board and pass beneath the guide rods 11 when the board is collapsed, as shown in Fig. 3. The said bridging member 1 is provided at its juncture with the respective side members 17 with openings 21 whereby it may be slidably engaged with the rods 13 and move along the same when the board is being folded and slide to the outer ends thereof and abut the cross bar 6 so as to assume a substantially vertical position when the device is set up for use, as shown in Fig. 1. Upon the under side of the board 1 is a pivoted latch 22 which is adapted to engage under the cross bar 6 when the device is in collapsed condition so as to prevent accidental spreading of the parts.

It is thought the manner of usin the device will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. When the device is not in use the legs 5 and 7 lay close against the under side of the board and the upper ends of the bracing frame 16, of course, follow the movements of the upper ends of the legs 7 so that these parts are arranged close to the outer cross bar a, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The side members of the bracing frame in this arrangement of the parts will, of course, extend across the ends of the pivot rod 10 and, to permit them to fit closely over the said pivot rod or the bushings provided around the ends thereof, notches 23 are provided in the edges of the side members 17 which receive the end portions of the pivot rod, as will be understood. When the device is to be used, the free ends of the legs are swung apart so that the upper ends of the legs 5 will move pivotally upon the cross bar 4 while'the upper ends of the legs 7 and the upper endsof the bracing frame will move longitudinally of the board toward the outer cross bar 4: with the head 12 sliding along the guide rods 11. At the same time the closed end of the bracing frame will slide along the rods 13 and will effectually assume an upright position with their upper ends abutting the outer cross bar a and their lower ends abutting the brace 6. The device will then be ready for use. It will be noted that my improved ironing board comprises few parts which may be easily folded into compact form and just as readily swung into the operative position and when set up for use will firmly support the top or board prop-er against collapse.

Having thus described the claim:

1. In an ironing board, the combination of invention, I

a top, a pair of legs pivotally connected to the under side of the top a second pair of legs pivotally attached between their ends to the first-mentioned legs between the ends of the same and slidably connected with the top for movement longitudinally thereof, a yoke pivotally connected with the secondmentioned legs and extending longitudinally of the first-mentioned legs and rigidly connected with their free end portions, and a bracing frame pivotally connected at its up per end with the upper ends of the secondmentioned legs and having its lower end slidably and pivotally connected with said yoke.

2. In an ironing board, the combination of a top, a pair of legs pivotally connected at their upper ends with the under side of the top adjacent the butt end of the top, guide rods extending longitudinally beneath said top in spaced relation transversely thereof, a brace connecting said legs near their free ends, a second pair of legs pivoted intermediate their ends to the firstmentioned legs and having sliding connection at their upper ends with said guide rods for movement longitudinally of the top, guides pivotally connected with the pivot of the legs and extending longitudinally of the first-mentioned legs and rigidly connected with said brace, and a bracing frame pivotally attached at its upper end to the upper ends of the second-mentioned legs and having its lower end in sliding engagement with the lastmentioned guides and adapted to abut the brace connecting the first-mention-ed legs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CALVIN NEELY. 

